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. >> the committee, we give egypt -- secretary kerry announced a $250 million. if the fbi -- let me just commend your people, your people were in tunisia waiting for five weeks, on the ground waiting the initial time. >> there were in tripoli for a long time waiting to go in. >> in tunisia as well. >> because of the attack on the embassy in tunisia on september 14, three days later. >> and we give to each of $320 million a year in federal aid. tunisia $320 million. think it is unacceptable. we lost four individuals who gave their lives serving our country and some. have been some the thought that our government will give that foreign aid to the morsi government and not have the fbi and being given the access to that individual to is unacceptable. if you could keep the committee informed on the progress of the morsi government giving you access, i would appreciate it,. ann patterson told me she would raise it and she told me secretary kerry was going to raise it. i don't know if he did. if you could let me know in a week or two. >> i will do that. on friday, a fe
. >> the committee, we give egypt -- secretary kerry announced a $250 million. if the fbi -- let me just commend your people, your people were in tunisia waiting for five weeks, on the ground waiting the initial time. >> there were in tripoli for a long time waiting to go in. >> in tunisia as well. >> because of the attack on the embassy in tunisia on september 14, three days later. >> and we give to each of $320 million a year in federal aid. tunisia $320 million....
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chris stevens was one of our kerry best. i started off again to the peace corps in morocco with a fluent arabic speaker. served with distinction throughout the arab world. when asked if he would be interested in going to benghazi, we did not initially have any support to speak up. he was thrilled. he understood what it would mean. in the wake of this tragedy, this terrible terrorist attack, i think one of the most poignant of events has been overlooked. that is what happened after the libyan people from benghazi to tripoli learned that chris stevens, someone they got to know and trust said had been murdered. they went into the streets. a protest and themselves. thousands, tens of thousands. they made it clear that was not the kind of country they were trying to build. >> thank you. >> thank you, welcome madam secretary be more the tragic loss of four extraordinarily brave americans, including ambassador chris stevens. one of my concerns is we seem to be re-learning the same lessons again and again. after the august 1988 bomb
chris stevens was one of our kerry best. i started off again to the peace corps in morocco with a fluent arabic speaker. served with distinction throughout the arab world. when asked if he would be interested in going to benghazi, we did not initially have any support to speak up. he was thrilled. he understood what it would mean. in the wake of this tragedy, this terrible terrorist attack, i think one of the most poignant of events has been overlooked. that is what happened after the libyan...
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i enjoyed listening to john kerry. has he been doing a great job as secretary of state? [applause] to gina mccarthy speaker earlier? she is doing a terrific job as the head of the epa and i got in with the wee hours i came down too late to hear the entire panel but of course, dan jones and carol are some of the individuals making a tremendous difference it is an honor to share this podium with them. so john mentions after 24 hours of reality this is the third year in a role that the climate reality project went all the way around the world from every time zone and the world bank cave in live and we updated the economic report a and we had individuals who have been paying the cost of car been suffering the consequences of the extreme whether even into a set of monitors between kenya and somalia rehabs stories reflecting the hardship into word by those who make their livelihood bangladesh who have to move back from the coastal areas and postilions and all over the world. there was a very moving telecast 20 million viewers viewers, a 220 2.-- twitter messages and we have no
i enjoyed listening to john kerry. has he been doing a great job as secretary of state? [applause] to gina mccarthy speaker earlier? she is doing a terrific job as the head of the epa and i got in with the wee hours i came down too late to hear the entire panel but of course, dan jones and carol are some of the individuals making a tremendous difference it is an honor to share this podium with them. so john mentions after 24 hours of reality this is the third year in a role that the climate...
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you have the 2004 kerry bush map on the left and put it his evolved into her wet it did devolve into for a lot of people when the united states and i think we have to have a way of keeping score but that map misses a lot of nuance. it really misses the red parts of new york and the blue parts of texas but it also misses the differences between different kinds. there is a difference between an inner-city democratic community and the college town. there's a difference between rural of prescott and suburban minneapolis. these places are different and this really does that a huge disservice. the other way we like to talk about politics when we talk about demographics. i like talking about demographics to talking about men women african-americans and hispanics. i write about this data often. i like it. my problem with it has always been that it takes these people and it disassociates them from place to much so this woman who is 20 something and lives in new york and likes to go to a lot of the clubs that i used to go to looks the same as this woman who lives in rural kansas and has four k
you have the 2004 kerry bush map on the left and put it his evolved into her wet it did devolve into for a lot of people when the united states and i think we have to have a way of keeping score but that map misses a lot of nuance. it really misses the red parts of new york and the blue parts of texas but it also misses the differences between different kinds. there is a difference between an inner-city democratic community and the college town. there's a difference between rural of prescott...
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the issue of the meeting coming up on friday at the state department between secretary of state john kerry, chuck hagel, and there russian counterparts. >> in terms of what the secretary hopes to discuss on friday, he expects and hopes to discuss everything from cooperation on afghanistan, iran, north korea, areas where we have worked closely together, or we have agreements, but there's more work to be done given the challenge of these issues, to disagreements on missile defense, arms control, and human rights. there were also continued their dialogue on syria and discuss efforts towards geneva and the agreement that a political solution to the crisis is the right step to end the bloodshed. discussing only issues where you agree or only issues where you disagree. it will be a combination. we have an important relationship with russia. i think you are familiar with the areas we disagree with, which i outlined many of them, but we believe we need to cooperate on areas where we can, or there is progress to be made in the world. iran and north korea are both certainly good examples of that. th
the issue of the meeting coming up on friday at the state department between secretary of state john kerry, chuck hagel, and there russian counterparts. >> in terms of what the secretary hopes to discuss on friday, he expects and hopes to discuss everything from cooperation on afghanistan, iran, north korea, areas where we have worked closely together, or we have agreements, but there's more work to be done given the challenge of these issues, to disagreements on missile defense, arms...
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secretary kerry? >> absolutely. >> would a time limit of 60 days indicating you might have other authorities to act beyond those 60 days, what we are authorizing now is limited to 60 days. is that acceptable? >> we would prefer that you have some kind of trigger in there with respect to his -- if he were to come back and use chemical weapons again, there would be the capacity to respond to that. >> you could always come back to congress. or you could have a provision every time he uses chemical weapons to get another 60 days. >> that would be acceptable. >> the first or the second? >> the second. >> and finally, would you accept a provision that says you may want to consider a regime change, including the rebels under the authority that you have, but that this resolution is limited to the punishing and deterring of the use of chemical weapons and not to change the outcome of the civil war? >> the president has a narrow authorization so that no one gets confused about being offered a vote on two differ
secretary kerry? >> absolutely. >> would a time limit of 60 days indicating you might have other authorities to act beyond those 60 days, what we are authorizing now is limited to 60 days. is that acceptable? >> we would prefer that you have some kind of trigger in there with respect to his -- if he were to come back and use chemical weapons again, there would be the capacity to respond to that. >> you could always come back to congress. or you could have a provision...
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even though the assad committed so many senator kerry taryn -- sectarian crimes and genocide, maybe mass combers the response has not been mass response against alloits and that's good. we have only one case reported recently of in the area especially mostly the extremists, commiting crimes based on sectarian basis but the rest have not committed. and there are ways to do that. the free syrian army can bombard the whole communities. to me those are encouraging signals that we don't want to go into this direction. again, only those who committed crimes against humanity should be held accountable. from any area. we don't speak sectarian language. that's encouraging so far. there's more to be done. iie agree there is a lot of fear and concerns among the community. the good news again there are really now questioning within the community. they suffered a lot don't forget there's a lot of commiting among the young who are forced to be part of the killing machine a part of the army. and i think a lot of them are saying we had enough. so i do see an opportunity again to say from our point of vi
even though the assad committed so many senator kerry taryn -- sectarian crimes and genocide, maybe mass combers the response has not been mass response against alloits and that's good. we have only one case reported recently of in the area especially mostly the extremists, commiting crimes based on sectarian basis but the rest have not committed. and there are ways to do that. the free syrian army can bombard the whole communities. to me those are encouraging signals that we don't want to go...
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secretary kerry has noted this. leaders of this country have condemned this atrocity and called for a strong international response. other nations have signed on to the statement. secretary kerry also noted this. we made clear that we are not seeking to resolve the underlying conflict in syria through military force. america's sonsd and daughters to fight the civil war. we are not contemplating an open-ended intervention. solution created by the syrian people is the only way to end the violence in cera. -- syria. secretary kerry is working to help parties move towards a negotiated transition. we have also expanded our assistance to the moderate syrian opposition. we will reinforce the larger strategy of strengthening diplomatic efforts and making clear to assad that he cannot achieve victory through violence. having defined american interests, we must examine the risk and consequences. there are always risks in taking action. there are also significant risks with inaction. the regime, under increasing has an arsenal
secretary kerry has noted this. leaders of this country have condemned this atrocity and called for a strong international response. other nations have signed on to the statement. secretary kerry also noted this. we made clear that we are not seeking to resolve the underlying conflict in syria through military force. america's sonsd and daughters to fight the civil war. we are not contemplating an open-ended intervention. solution created by the syrian people is the only way to end the violence...
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i also note to senator kerry -- secretary kerry and secretary hagel, we all served together some 12 years ago and faced similar awesome, historic decisions related to iraq and afghanistan. we saw those differently in some respects, but i voted against the iraqi resolution and going to war in that country, and felt that the events that transpired afterwards gave me some justification for my vote. but i voted for the war in afghanistan, believing that it was a clear response to 9/11. we were going after those responsible for killing 3000 innocent americans, and we were going to make them pay the price. i still think that was the right thing to do. but i did not know at the time that i voted for that authorization for the use of military force, that i was going for the longest war in the history of the united eights in -- united states, and the authority to several presidents to do things that no one ever could have envisioned at that moment in history. so i take this very seriously. i understand this president and his values, but i take very seriously that the language is as precise as poss
i also note to senator kerry -- secretary kerry and secretary hagel, we all served together some 12 years ago and faced similar awesome, historic decisions related to iraq and afghanistan. we saw those differently in some respects, but i voted against the iraqi resolution and going to war in that country, and felt that the events that transpired afterwards gave me some justification for my vote. but i voted for the war in afghanistan, believing that it was a clear response to 9/11. we were...
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and now we call up chairman kerry. mr. chairman, we welcome you to the other side of the committee and look forward to your testimony and any introductions you may want to make. >> mr. chairman, ranking member corker and members of the committee, thank you very, very much. i'm in awe of the wonderful comments that were just made, and i appreciate them and i'll say a little bit more about them. before i begin, i'd like to have the privilege of just introducing very quickly -- i think most of you know my wonderful wife, teresa, who has been part of this great journey for a long time, my brother, cam, who is serving over in the commerce department, and i trust they know he's here. my daughter vanessa and her husband, brian, both of whom are working as physicians as mass general in boston. and another daughter, who is not here, alexandra, and three stepsons who are likewise spread around the world. but we are thinking about them as we embark on this wonderful journey. for 29 years, i've sat up on the dais where you all are and
and now we call up chairman kerry. mr. chairman, we welcome you to the other side of the committee and look forward to your testimony and any introductions you may want to make. >> mr. chairman, ranking member corker and members of the committee, thank you very, very much. i'm in awe of the wonderful comments that were just made, and i appreciate them and i'll say a little bit more about them. before i begin, i'd like to have the privilege of just introducing very quickly -- i think most...
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secretary of state john kerry will meet with his russian counterpart today in geneva. that amir putin is reaching out directly to the -- vladimir putin is reaching out directly to the american people. we will begi
secretary of state john kerry will meet with his russian counterpart today in geneva. that amir putin is reaching out directly to the -- vladimir putin is reaching out directly to the american people. we will begi
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the lack for secretary kerry to talk with lavrov a lot. what is missing regional contact group difficult, though it may be. elliot may be skeptical. the bush administration, when iraq was at the darkest most -- moment took part in regional diplomacy conferences. i think turkey took the lead. maybe it didn't do much practically. a perhaps it was one of the pieces in in addition to the military sthawrnlg lead to a more pragmatic dialogue. how do you get an end to some of the worst behaviors leading to the fragmentation of syria. there's no regional strategy, as far as i can tell, to shape the actors who are engaged in syria now. >> we have great ideas. [inaudible] bottom up, top down. if you can negotiate a deal that doesn't reflect reality on the ground, if you want to do the deal you have to have an negotiation. you also have to change the reality on the ground. >> question. -- yes. >> we're not doing that. >> i'm thinking more and measure dr [inaudible] -- [inaudible] [laughter] [inaudible] >> agreeing on a number of different things here
the lack for secretary kerry to talk with lavrov a lot. what is missing regional contact group difficult, though it may be. elliot may be skeptical. the bush administration, when iraq was at the darkest most -- moment took part in regional diplomacy conferences. i think turkey took the lead. maybe it didn't do much practically. a perhaps it was one of the pieces in in addition to the military sthawrnlg lead to a more pragmatic dialogue. how do you get an end to some of the worst behaviors...
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secretary kerry is leaving for geneva, as you know. he will be meeting with his russian counterpart. they will discuss this matter. experts, awill bring team of delegation to evaluate pathsoposal and assess forward. i expect this will take some time. we are not interested in delaying tactics. we believe it is important to hold assad accountable. the president has made clear all along the potential use of limited carry -- military strike is in response to assad's use of chemical weapons. to involven effort the u.s. militarily directly in the syrian civil war. it was not designed to precipitate the regime change. it is around the question of chemical weapons. piles can be secured and removed from his possession absent of military force, that would be a good thing. in talking to experts, this is something that could take months and even years to carry out. don't you need to give some kind of firmer timetable for when you need to see process or else it will just grind out. initiative has been presented only in recent days. we are deploying
secretary kerry is leaving for geneva, as you know. he will be meeting with his russian counterpart. they will discuss this matter. experts, awill bring team of delegation to evaluate pathsoposal and assess forward. i expect this will take some time. we are not interested in delaying tactics. we believe it is important to hold assad accountable. the president has made clear all along the potential use of limited carry -- military strike is in response to assad's use of chemical weapons. to...
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i also was deeply impressed by the senate and the manner in which it confirmed john kerry. john kerry served in that time and he went through trials and tribulations and came home and faced the public the way that chuck did. the senate confirmed him with a very, very strong vote, and they sent him away ready to take on the enormity of his responsibility. now, i mention that because in my experience, i've seen a good deal of camaraderie and the competition between the secretaries of defense and the secretaries of state. it just sort of built in there and a lot of times sand gets in that gearbox, but it's important to the united states that they, having the major jurisdiction of most of the policy issues, work as a team. john kerry and chuck hagel are a band of brothers out of vietnam with that special bond, and i'm sure that you will utilize that and remember and make those two departments perform their function, best service the president and best service the country. so i pretty well said everything i should say. i want to be brief because it's important that this committe
i also was deeply impressed by the senate and the manner in which it confirmed john kerry. john kerry served in that time and he went through trials and tribulations and came home and faced the public the way that chuck did. the senate confirmed him with a very, very strong vote, and they sent him away ready to take on the enormity of his responsibility. now, i mention that because in my experience, i've seen a good deal of camaraderie and the competition between the secretaries of defense and...
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senator kerry tom hines thrilled to be here -- senator kerry, i am in built to be here. i cannot think of anyone better to continue the efforts of the current administration. thank you for being willing to take on this task. that may well in your family -- let me welcome your family. let me just say i look forward to casting level -- casting my vote in support of u.s. secretary of state and the also join the in defending the red sox and the patriots. >> finally. thank you. >> i want to echo the concern about continuing to support an agenda that urges equal rights and opportunities for women around the world. i think about if we had a situation in many of the conflict areas we are facing now where women share the same equality and opportunity that the men do in those areas, that we would be facing a very different challenge. i also want to go back. you mentioned syria and being in what appears to be the final period of assad rule. one of the issues we're facing there is what happened to the chemical weapons should assad fall. yesterday at the hearing on bank gotti, there
senator kerry tom hines thrilled to be here -- senator kerry, i am in built to be here. i cannot think of anyone better to continue the efforts of the current administration. thank you for being willing to take on this task. that may well in your family -- let me welcome your family. let me just say i look forward to casting level -- casting my vote in support of u.s. secretary of state and the also join the in defending the red sox and the patriots. >> finally. thank you. >> i want...
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it remains a priority of secretary kerry. what is striking about the emergence of this new believe,ity is that i increasingly, our societies will determine the direction of our relationship. both of our governments, by anchorage and this, will build a balance in the relationship -- by encouraging this, will build a balance in the relationship. we are creating a constituency that will will demand our governments to solve problems that we might not be willing or prepared to address in the immediate moment. that will bring me to the disclosure portion eventually. i get there, the larger point i want to make is that as we look at this relationship over the past several years, our purpose was to build what we call a 21st century partnership. i told the press when i arrived that, andin february it has become a mantra of the relationship. it was used as the slogan of our relationship when president rousseff visited the united states the first time. as we built out this 21st- century partnership and realize we needed to build a more
it remains a priority of secretary kerry. what is striking about the emergence of this new believe,ity is that i increasingly, our societies will determine the direction of our relationship. both of our governments, by anchorage and this, will build a balance in the relationship -- by encouraging this, will build a balance in the relationship. we are creating a constituency that will will demand our governments to solve problems that we might not be willing or prepared to address in the...
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those who should be restricted from having access to firearms could be able to make the purchase kerry what happens when it prohibited purchaser is able to complete a fire arms purchase because it takes longer than three days to resolve the eligibility question? is the fire arm retreat from that individual? how long does that take? a substantial increase in aircraft for checks we have had a substantial increase in requests for checks since sandy hook. thwe have been able to the requests7% of were resolved within three days. if it's resolved against the person having a weapon, then it and it had to atf retrieve that weapon. >> would like to continue this discussion with you at another time but i have one other issue. it came up at another hearing i attendedn. d. last week the department of justice inspector general testified before the subcommittee, spoke on the importance of encouraging private businesses to invest in their own network security and to report incidents of cyber and --asons -- fiber intrusions cyber intrusions to the fbi. help the fbi learn more about cyber. bring us up
those who should be restricted from having access to firearms could be able to make the purchase kerry what happens when it prohibited purchaser is able to complete a fire arms purchase because it takes longer than three days to resolve the eligibility question? is the fire arm retreat from that individual? how long does that take? a substantial increase in aircraft for checks we have had a substantial increase in requests for checks since sandy hook. thwe have been able to the requests7% of...
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here are some of the technologies that we have developed for value kerry. let me discuss two of the most important ones. the vehicle carries -- get the button right here. there we go. the vehicle carries an onboard optical wave guide spooler that trails out as the vehicle moves forward. for a cryob with ot mission, you have to do it that way. you can't feed a line over the surface like you might be able to do on a ship. why? because you start at -60 degrees at the south pole, and the ice refreezes behind the vehicle in a matter of a minutes. so that's the key, you have the feed the power line out from the vehicle. we've already tested these to power transfer, a nexus of 10 kilowatts, and fully expect to achieve 100 kilowatts in the next few years. this here is the heart of valkyrie, this is what melts true the icecap. we back convert about 20% of the power to electricity, enough to run all the onboard vehicle systems and the hot water pump jets. when we reach the subglacial lake, as we will in the south pole mission after three kilometers of ice, those same
here are some of the technologies that we have developed for value kerry. let me discuss two of the most important ones. the vehicle carries -- get the button right here. there we go. the vehicle carries an onboard optical wave guide spooler that trails out as the vehicle moves forward. for a cryob with ot mission, you have to do it that way. you can't feed a line over the surface like you might be able to do on a ship. why? because you start at -60 degrees at the south pole, and the ice...
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chairman secretary kerry. as a ranking member of the foreign affairs committee and a longtime supporter of yours, i welcome you to the foreign affairs committee today. like toet, i would express my condolences on two recent tragedies. the death in afghanistan is ofa young foreign service is officer and the bombing at the boston marathon. you are here anytime in the united states faces an increasing number of number of difficult and complex challenges around the world. remains engulfed in civil war. iran continues to pursue nuclear weapons capabilities. north korea seems determined to generate a crisis that could have serious implications for our national security. the primary purpose of today's hearing is to assess how the president's fiscal year 2014 in the national affairs budget response to the threats and opportunities we face as a nation. budget goesof our to national security. well i would have preferred to see higher funding levels for diplomats, i will support the broad outline between -- the 2014 inte
chairman secretary kerry. as a ranking member of the foreign affairs committee and a longtime supporter of yours, i welcome you to the foreign affairs committee today. like toet, i would express my condolences on two recent tragedies. the death in afghanistan is ofa young foreign service is officer and the bombing at the boston marathon. you are here anytime in the united states faces an increasing number of number of difficult and complex challenges around the world. remains engulfed in civil...
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both the obama and michelle should and secretary kerry -- the obama administration and secretary kerry to keep this issue of the forefront and to coordinate as we withdraw with our coalition partners as well. well. i think, too, as malan has pioneered in this work of peace and security, we have to continue to make the case that all of the decades of war have ravaged their consensus.a unified elections that we just heard reference to. those elections will determine a piece of power that's by a fair manner by the people of afghanistan. if you look at secretary kerry's formulation, the security, the political, the economic transitional challenges facing us, we need to be committed on all three fronts in support of those women and men who realize afghanistan is so strategically located, so many opportunities to be at the real center of what happen unless the south and central asia. and that will all anticipate there's not a commitment to ensuring that half of the population gets a chance to fully participate. we have our work cut out for us to support these women here with us to make sure
both the obama and michelle should and secretary kerry -- the obama administration and secretary kerry to keep this issue of the forefront and to coordinate as we withdraw with our coalition partners as well. well. i think, too, as malan has pioneered in this work of peace and security, we have to continue to make the case that all of the decades of war have ravaged their consensus.a unified elections that we just heard reference to. those elections will determine a piece of power that's by a...
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and to me, and i've written a little bit about this, fine for secretary can kerry to talk with lavrov a lot, what's missing is a regional contact group. elliott may be skeptical of this, but the bush administration when iraq was at its darkest moment took part in regional diplomacy conferences. i think turkey took the lead on it. and, again, maybe it didn't do much practically, but perhaps it was one of those pieces in addition to a military surge that led to a more pragmatic dialogue of how do you actually, you know, at least get to an end to some of the worst behaviors that are leading to the fragmentation of syria. if that makes sense. there's no regional strategy, as far as i can tell, to shape the actors who are now engaged in syria. >> where i'm in complete agreement is things have got to go bottom up, not top down. if you can negotiate a deal that doesn't reflect the reality on the ground, if you want a deal, you've also got to change reality on the ground. >> yes. >> we're not doing that. >> i'm thinking the more and more i hear you speak, brian, even though you distinguished
and to me, and i've written a little bit about this, fine for secretary can kerry to talk with lavrov a lot, what's missing is a regional contact group. elliott may be skeptical of this, but the bush administration when iraq was at its darkest moment took part in regional diplomacy conferences. i think turkey took the lead on it. and, again, maybe it didn't do much practically, but perhaps it was one of those pieces in addition to a military surge that led to a more pragmatic dialogue of how do...
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we are lucky to have him serving with secretary kerry. generally and where we trust brazil, relationships will have to room to realize the potential for engagement, bilaterally on the stage and multi latterly as well. it has been a personal privilege to work with tom for several years. it is pleasure to have him this morning to share perspectives that are unique on the state of relations and the future of relations with the u.s. and brazil. we will have time moderated by the speaker as well. please join me in welcoming ambassador tom shannon. >> good morning. it is a great pleasure to be here. thank you jane and to the woodrow center. and tom harrington thank you for your work. and thank you paulo. we were talking about the great work the wilson center is doing and as many of you know this is a busy town. and there is a variety of interest and immediate interests. keeping your elected leaders and thought leaders focused on the larger neighborhood is sometimes a challenge. but i think the woodrow wilson center and the brazil institute are
we are lucky to have him serving with secretary kerry. generally and where we trust brazil, relationships will have to room to realize the potential for engagement, bilaterally on the stage and multi latterly as well. it has been a personal privilege to work with tom for several years. it is pleasure to have him this morning to share perspectives that are unique on the state of relations and the future of relations with the u.s. and brazil. we will have time moderated by the speaker as well....
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we know john kerry's track record. decorated veteran in vietnam, prosecutor, started in local government, as do so many others who serve. the state government in massachusetts. nearly 30 years as a u.s. senator. the only committee that he served on from the day he became a senator, until its last day in the center of the foreign relations committee. he grew up with a father in the foreign service. it is a family calling. i will count it as a joy but as a bittersweet sadness that my service in the senate, i got to serve with him on the foreign relations committee for one week. [laughter] i am the junior senator on that committee. i sit far out on the wing on that committee. it was the first committee vote i cast was to confirm him as the new secretary. senator, you are coming to a place that believes deeply in the values that you share, as robert mentioned. president jefferson strongly believed in the connection of this wonderful exemplary nations to a world community. we have been a global leader. i always like to thin
we know john kerry's track record. decorated veteran in vietnam, prosecutor, started in local government, as do so many others who serve. the state government in massachusetts. nearly 30 years as a u.s. senator. the only committee that he served on from the day he became a senator, until its last day in the center of the foreign relations committee. he grew up with a father in the foreign service. it is a family calling. i will count it as a joy but as a bittersweet sadness that my service in...
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we heard one of the story there is early on from secretary kerry. we see the threat and targeted killings for women working for the government and female human rights activists. we read reports on girls in schools, still being attacked. as activists, what my frommed said. you'd have hundreds every day in afghanistan. no a new phase in zbangs with the betroe that will. we must ensure that the hard won gains for the african-american women are not lost. hold the garment accountable. women should be allowed to participate in all parts of the economic development. this could unlock the potential in afghanistan. we know equality yields the highest returns of all development. my country, 1% of gmp is also focusing on gender equality. it is the right thing do. it's the right principle. but also the y50erd p yeared is impressive. more women must be included in politicings. the presidential elections in april will stake out the future direction of afghanistan and its people. 34% of woman -- women of afghanistan have already registered to vote. that's good new
we heard one of the story there is early on from secretary kerry. we see the threat and targeted killings for women working for the government and female human rights activists. we read reports on girls in schools, still being attacked. as activists, what my frommed said. you'd have hundreds every day in afghanistan. no a new phase in zbangs with the betroe that will. we must ensure that the hard won gains for the african-american women are not lost. hold the garment accountable. women should...
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from february 26 to march 6 secretary kerry will make his first trip as secretary. he will travel to the united kingdom, germany, france, italy, turkey, egypt, saudi arabia, and the united arab emirates and qatar. in london, he will meet with british officials. he will then visit german officials. he will have a chance in berlin to exchange words on the state of european-american relations. he will reconnect with the city in which he lived as a child. we expect international support from mali. italy, in additional to meeting senior officials, he will have a number of multilateral meetings and meet with european allies. we expect italian authorities will invite some of the key countries for the opposition coalition. the secretary will have a chance to meet with the leadership of the counsel separately. he will meet with turkish officials to discuss viral -- bilateral and multilateral issues that we work on together, including ending the crisis in syria and our ongoing cooperation in the area of counterterrorism. in cairo, he will meet with senior egyptian officials a
from february 26 to march 6 secretary kerry will make his first trip as secretary. he will travel to the united kingdom, germany, france, italy, turkey, egypt, saudi arabia, and the united arab emirates and qatar. in london, he will meet with british officials. he will then visit german officials. he will have a chance in berlin to exchange words on the state of european-american relations. he will reconnect with the city in which he lived as a child. we expect international support from mali....
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that are third rail issues for president karzai politically, and he has elected now that secretary kerry has recently been there and has advanced the game a bit to, president karzai has elected to lateral the hard decision making on this to jirga. it is a traditional afghan approach where the elite within the society -- when i say elite, that doesn't mean the top echelons, it means the representative elements within the afghan society will come together, will break into committees. they'll consider the question that president karzai will put to the loyal jirga which is about conditions for the bilateral security agreement, they will recommend back to him whether afghanistan should go with it or not. now, who knows what the outcome of this will be. my guess is that as the afghans have seen really substantial improvement in their society over the last several years across of the measures of societal improvement whether it's life expect -- expect tan si or child mortality, none of that could have happened without the role of the united states and isaf providing that support specifically and
that are third rail issues for president karzai politically, and he has elected now that secretary kerry has recently been there and has advanced the game a bit to, president karzai has elected to lateral the hard decision making on this to jirga. it is a traditional afghan approach where the elite within the society -- when i say elite, that doesn't mean the top echelons, it means the representative elements within the afghan society will come together, will break into committees. they'll...
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people i secretary kerry might there was a delay in doing that and there is a slowness in that. part of it was a low appetite amongst those in congress. i'm not blaming them. but there is just not an appetite. great appetite and power that shape with the u.s. could do in this part of the world. it was squandered. it continues to be squandered in , we because we believe this but wede mistakes, believe that we can't do anything. that is or is me the most. i hope to continue to work on this. the sense that we do not have power to do anything, which we talk about all the time on egypt. demonstrates that they think they don't have much influence. it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. point.uld add one i do not know if this is just a are of life, but they critical of u.s. policy, but unable to do anything about it. it is striking. you do have the influence within the administration. they do not have the influence in the u.s. with the public. they cannot move public opinion. .aybe that is asking too much at times the british have been able to do it. at times the israelis have been abl
people i secretary kerry might there was a delay in doing that and there is a slowness in that. part of it was a low appetite amongst those in congress. i'm not blaming them. but there is just not an appetite. great appetite and power that shape with the u.s. could do in this part of the world. it was squandered. it continues to be squandered in , we because we believe this but wede mistakes, believe that we can't do anything. that is or is me the most. i hope to continue to work on this. the...
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and we believe as i said, the president said, secretary kerry said, pastor patterson, deputy secretary state burns, that should come as an inclusive, open, democratic process allowing all people to have a role in the future of their country. thank you. . . .
and we believe as i said, the president said, secretary kerry said, pastor patterson, deputy secretary state burns, that should come as an inclusive, open, democratic process allowing all people to have a role in the future of their country. thank you. . . .
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and were fortunate to have him serving with secretary kerry. generally, and what we trust the steward of you as brazil, relations will have room for continued attention to realizing the potential for engagement, both bilaterally and the things that we can do together, cooperatively on the world stage multilaterally. it's been a personal privilege to work with tom shannon for more than a dozen years as i know it's a pleasure for all of us to have him with us here this morning to share perspectives that are really unique on the state of relations and the future of relations in u.s.-brazil. and we will have some time for discussion moderated by institute in brazil institute director as well. please join me in welcoming ambassador tom shannon. [applause] >> well, good morning. it's a great pleasure to be here. to jane harman, thank you very much for your warm welcome and thank you to the woodrow wilson center. to tony harrington, thank you for your very kind words. my mother appreciates them. to paulo sotero, thank you for the tremendous work you'v
and were fortunate to have him serving with secretary kerry. generally, and what we trust the steward of you as brazil, relations will have room for continued attention to realizing the potential for engagement, both bilaterally and the things that we can do together, cooperatively on the world stage multilaterally. it's been a personal privilege to work with tom shannon for more than a dozen years as i know it's a pleasure for all of us to have him with us here this morning to share...
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i am honored to introduce the secretary of state, john kerry. he is a proud son of a decorated former foreign service officer. as a young man, he served two tours of duty in vietnam and received a bronze star, silver star, and three purple hearts. he served as a top prosecutor at the county level in massachusetts and went on to be elected to be governor. two years later, he was elected to the united states senate where he served for 28 years. the last four of those years he served as the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. in fact, he has been a leader and virtually every foreign- policy issue for the united states over the past three decades. this year, he became the first sitting chairman of that committee in over a century to become secretary of state. two weeks ago, i was honored to travel to asia with secretary kerry where you push key initiatives like the trans- pacific partnership. he has knowledge and global reach in this leadership position. ladies and gentlemen, let's give a warm welcome to a national hero, a man who he
i am honored to introduce the secretary of state, john kerry. he is a proud son of a decorated former foreign service officer. as a young man, he served two tours of duty in vietnam and received a bronze star, silver star, and three purple hearts. he served as a top prosecutor at the county level in massachusetts and went on to be elected to be governor. two years later, he was elected to the united states senate where he served for 28 years. the last four of those years he served as the...
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senator kerry >> thank you. -- senator. >> thank you. you have always spoken out forcefully where required. this is maybe the last time you come before us as secretary. i want to thank you for your advocacy on behalf of women around the globe. you will be sorely missed. i hope not for too long. as you have said, you were heartbroken by those losses in benghazi. we saw your face many times today, as well. you were heartbroken personally and professionally. rather than pointing to others for their deficiencies, you stepped up and convened an accountability to review board to look into this in detail. you asked them to tell it the way they saw it. i want to give you my take on that. i want to go to something the senator said which i agree with. the first report we got from the intelligence community a week or so after was very confusing. it was not helpful to us. all of us felt that way. i want to speak for myself. the difference between that meeting and the meeting we had with those cochairs could not have been more different. they were so
senator kerry >> thank you. -- senator. >> thank you. you have always spoken out forcefully where required. this is maybe the last time you come before us as secretary. i want to thank you for your advocacy on behalf of women around the globe. you will be sorely missed. i hope not for too long. as you have said, you were heartbroken by those losses in benghazi. we saw your face many times today, as well. you were heartbroken personally and professionally. rather than pointing to...
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much easier if you had more input from congress and it was a more open and public debate kerry >> my main concern is that they may believe the public obama'se, the, national security defense speech in may. i am worried about that because that is how you get caught flat- footed. you believe things are winding down and ending. after the fat, you respond after he becomes a threat to the u.s. homeland. beforehand, they were a threat. you should be able to see that before hand. it is the tactical running around. that -- the main problem i have with that is you stop communicating to the american people what the ideological challenge is for us and what the terror network really looks like and what they are doing to build support to do whatever we need to do in long-term. that is my main fear. thatwill make one point may be useful. in 1943, roosevelt and churchill got together. they can see they would defeat the german, japanese, and italian militaries. they made a decision clearly that they would not try to defeat or destroy the populations of germany, japan, or italy. what they decided the
much easier if you had more input from congress and it was a more open and public debate kerry >> my main concern is that they may believe the public obama'se, the, national security defense speech in may. i am worried about that because that is how you get caught flat- footed. you believe things are winding down and ending. after the fat, you respond after he becomes a threat to the u.s. homeland. beforehand, they were a threat. you should be able to see that before hand. it is the...
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it remains a priority of secretary kerry. what is striking about the emergence of this new connectivity is that i believe, increasingly, our societies will determine the direction of our relationship. both of our governments, by encouraging this, will build a balance in the relationship. we are creating a constituency that will demand our governments to solve problems that we might not be willing or prepared to address in the immediate moment. that will bring me to the disclosure portion eventually. before i get there, the larger point i want to make is that as we look at this relationship over the past several years, our purpose was to build what we call a 21st century partnership. i told the press when i arrived in brazil in february that, and it has become a mantra of the relationship. it was used as the slogan of our relationship when president rousseff visited the united states the first time. as we built out this 21st- century partnership and realize we needed to build a more solid and robust dialogue structure, we real
it remains a priority of secretary kerry. what is striking about the emergence of this new connectivity is that i believe, increasingly, our societies will determine the direction of our relationship. both of our governments, by encouraging this, will build a balance in the relationship. we are creating a constituency that will demand our governments to solve problems that we might not be willing or prepared to address in the immediate moment. that will bring me to the disclosure portion...
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secretary kerry has worked very hard for the resumption of negotiation which is is required courageous leadership by prime minister netanyahu. mr. chairman, iran is the world's -- terrorism including in iraq, syria, and lebanon. it continues to defie the international community by pursuing nuclear activity and violation of its international obligations. the united states will not allow iran to acquire nuclear weapons. thanks to the indies penceble role played by congress we have put in place an unprecedented sanction regime against iran. and mr. chairman, i like to acknowledge the effort you have played in this effort along with other members of the committee. sanks have hurt iran's economy badly. the people of iran who voted for change in the recent election of the president who common -- demonstrated a different tone. to make progress, we need to see concrete actions. mr. chairman, mr. confirmed, i pledge to work with you to assure that the resources and tools you provide our bureau are supporting activities that advance our top national interest. thank you, mr. chairman. thank you,
secretary kerry has worked very hard for the resumption of negotiation which is is required courageous leadership by prime minister netanyahu. mr. chairman, iran is the world's -- terrorism including in iraq, syria, and lebanon. it continues to defie the international community by pursuing nuclear activity and violation of its international obligations. the united states will not allow iran to acquire nuclear weapons. thanks to the indies penceble role played by congress we have put in place an...
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kerry keeps using the word efficiently -- efficiency. you have to know how something works before you can make it efficient. i am the only candidate with on- the-job training. i have been a state senator and read the bills that came to me in my committees. i have done my homework as attorney general. at the beginning of this year when my opponent was asked about who was in the cabinet, he did not know. the virginia pilot ran that on the front page. you have to know the basics before you can make things more efficient. i also support grants to virginia citizens to go to private virginia universities so they can stay here in virginia. we can make college more affordable for every family. you, mr. cuccinelli -- thank you, mr. cuccinelli. increasedlleges have school security. what is your opinion of arming teachers and administrators who have been trained in hiring firearms? how can you effectively deal with the mental health issues that underlie these problems? >> this is a serious issue. the commonwealth should help. there is also federal
kerry keeps using the word efficiently -- efficiency. you have to know how something works before you can make it efficient. i am the only candidate with on- the-job training. i have been a state senator and read the bills that came to me in my committees. i have done my homework as attorney general. at the beginning of this year when my opponent was asked about who was in the cabinet, he did not know. the virginia pilot ran that on the front page. you have to know the basics before you can...
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the polls are closed for the seat left vacant by john kerry. we should have the results of that before too long. chicago is next up. let's take a look at facebook. a number of post today by his 100 days in office. his one from stewart -- ignacio says -- jeff is in chicago on our independent line. caller: i love the conference was pretty good. obama has good intentions pretty only problem with obama is that he doesn't really understand economics pretty needs a republican on his side who understands economics. i am not a republican. i hate anybody who predisposes themselves to an ideology because that just shows they are to the good in both parties. both parties have good. both parties that evil in them as well. -- hit18-year-old kb the host: that is jeff in chicago. there is news of action on gun legislation on the house side. proponents a house background check bills has over 100 cosponsors. mike and peter king announced today that their their bipartisan effort to expand background checks to commercial cells of attracted more than 100 house law
the polls are closed for the seat left vacant by john kerry. we should have the results of that before too long. chicago is next up. let's take a look at facebook. a number of post today by his 100 days in office. his one from stewart -- ignacio says -- jeff is in chicago on our independent line. caller: i love the conference was pretty good. obama has good intentions pretty only problem with obama is that he doesn't really understand economics pretty needs a republican on his side who...
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but as i think people like secretary kerry might tell you, when they made a modest decision in the spring be of this year to arm some parts of the rebels, i think there was a delay in doing that, and there's still a slowness in that, and part of it was a low appetite amongst those in congress. i mean, i'm not blaming them, but there's just no appetite overall. if, post-9/11 -- and i think heading into the iraq war -- there was, and, you know, great appetite and power to actually shape what the u.s. could do in this part of the world. unfortunately, i fear it was squandered. and i think it's continued, my personal view, to be squandered in part because we believe sort of this, you know, we made some mistakes, certainly. i've criticized the previous administration. but then we believe we can't do anything, and i think collectively, what i'm saying -- this is not just in the mind of president obama or others, but across the political spectrum that there's very little that we can do, and that's what worries me the most. as somebody who i hope continues to work on this for the next 20 or 30 ye
but as i think people like secretary kerry might tell you, when they made a modest decision in the spring be of this year to arm some parts of the rebels, i think there was a delay in doing that, and there's still a slowness in that, and part of it was a low appetite amongst those in congress. i mean, i'm not blaming them, but there's just no appetite overall. if, post-9/11 -- and i think heading into the iraq war -- there was, and, you know, great appetite and power to actually shape what the...
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in 2011, i joined our former colleague john kerry in coauthoring the defense strong act as an initial step to address this crisis. provisions of that bill were signed into law as part of the fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization act. they provide survivors of sexual assault the assistance of advocates with genuine confidentiality. they provide guaranteed access to an attorney and expedited consideration to be transferred far away from their assailant. earlier this year i introduced the coast guard strong act to extend these protections to coast guard members, and i thank chairman levin and ranking member inhofe and senator mccaskill for their work to include these provisions in this year's ndaa. more than anything, survivors need to have the confidence that the legal system in which they report a crime will produce a just and fair result. based upon data from the department of defense's most recent sexual assault prevention and response survey, that view is not held by enough service members or survivors. as a result, i've supported and introduced legislation with senators g
in 2011, i joined our former colleague john kerry in coauthoring the defense strong act as an initial step to address this crisis. provisions of that bill were signed into law as part of the fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization act. they provide survivors of sexual assault the assistance of advocates with genuine confidentiality. they provide guaranteed access to an attorney and expedited consideration to be transferred far away from their assailant. earlier this year i introduced...
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people like secretary kerry might tell you, there was a delay in doing that and there is a slowness in that. part of it was a low appetite amongst those in congress. i'm not blaming them. but there is just not an ppetite. there was a great appetite and power that shape with the u.s. could do in this part of the world. it was squandered. it continues to be squandered in part because we believe this, we have made mistakes, but we believe that we can't do nything. that is or is me the most. i hope to continue to work on this. the sense that we do not have power to do anything, which we talk about all the time on egypt. it clearly demonstrates that they think they don't have much influence. it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. >> i would add one point. i do not know if this is just a fact of life, but they are critical of u.s. policy, but unable to do anything about t. it is striking. you do have the influence within the administration. they do not have the influence in the u.s. with the public. they cannot move public opinion. maybe that is asking too much. at times the british have bee
people like secretary kerry might tell you, there was a delay in doing that and there is a slowness in that. part of it was a low appetite amongst those in congress. i'm not blaming them. but there is just not an ppetite. there was a great appetite and power that shape with the u.s. could do in this part of the world. it was squandered. it continues to be squandered in part because we believe this, we have made mistakes, but we believe that we can't do nything. that is or is me the most. i hope...
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we are the nation that saw the human toll of aids spiraling -- >> secretary of state john kerry. we will leave his remarks here, live coverage of the mortgage bankers association annual convention, look at the future of the housing finance market and the governments role in housing finance. >> good morning, everyone. i want to welcome all of you to the district of columbia, and this 100th anniversary conference. we are very pleased to have you here in our great city. let me start by telling all of it about our housing market here in the district of colombia and impact of the latest development which, of course, you to search all of it about and that is the government shutdown. because of our unique economy, the district of columbia has had one of the strongest housing markets in the nation. yet, the shutdown current even our -- crimped even our robust market. in fact, we were especially vulnerable because the district is unique in another way, and that is we can't spend our own money, spend our own money without an appropriations bill from congress. our economy may have lost as m
we are the nation that saw the human toll of aids spiraling -- >> secretary of state john kerry. we will leave his remarks here, live coverage of the mortgage bankers association annual convention, look at the future of the housing finance market and the governments role in housing finance. >> good morning, everyone. i want to welcome all of you to the district of columbia, and this 100th anniversary conference. we are very pleased to have you here in our great city. let me start by...
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tomorrow, john kerry delivers his first major speech since his comfy mation. we'll be live for his remark at the university of virginia starting at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. >> from the start we told the board that the approach we were going to take, which was pretty straight forward. we were there to fix g.m., the board. that was the mission. make this a vible company again. so we were all focusesed and i brought the message that we're going to design and build the world's best vehicles. we're going to move quickly, we need your support and your input. so we changed a few things about the board meeting, we shortened them considerably. we stay wad from the details and did not get into the weeds of how you build a car but bigger things like moral, that sort of thing. the board was supportive of that and we kept them informed. we just took off. >> leading general motors through bankruptcy and the government bailout. former chairman and c.e.o. ed whitter sunday night at 9:00 part of booktv. like us on facebook. the supreme court is expected to hear arguments i
tomorrow, john kerry delivers his first major speech since his comfy mation. we'll be live for his remark at the university of virginia starting at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. >> from the start we told the board that the approach we were going to take, which was pretty straight forward. we were there to fix g.m., the board. that was the mission. make this a vible company again. so we were all focusesed and i brought the message that we're going to design and build the world's best...
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that is when john kerry showed up. a lot of
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secretary kerry, as you will recall, was just in sweden, northern sweden, in mid-may to attend the arctic council ministerial, where a historic decision was made to welcome several asian countries as permanent observers to the arctic council. we have a chinese cargo ship now passing through the northern sea route. so as the opening of the arctic happens, the geopolitical dynamics are changing, and i'm sure the president will hear from his colleagues about that. and finally, one word on the bilateral discussion between president obama and the swedish prime minister. sweden has been an extraordinary ally across a range of issues. they have troop personnel in afghanistan, approximately 600. they were on standby for operations in libya. they've contributed over a hundred troops in mali. for a neutral country, this is a robust level of engagement, and i think we have certainly appreciated that great solidarity. the breadth of the conversation clearly, prime minister reinfeldt will want to provide president obama with an update on the european debt crisis, although that has certainly faded from
secretary kerry, as you will recall, was just in sweden, northern sweden, in mid-may to attend the arctic council ministerial, where a historic decision was made to welcome several asian countries as permanent observers to the arctic council. we have a chinese cargo ship now passing through the northern sea route. so as the opening of the arctic happens, the geopolitical dynamics are changing, and i'm sure the president will hear from his colleagues about that. and finally, one word on the...
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john kerry's enduring commitment to afghanistan is america's enduring commitment. he understands we cannot walk away from this country or this region when our troops come home. that we cannot turn our backs on the people of afghanistan, especially the women. if their rights and opportunities are undermined, the entire country's stability and prosperity will be undermined as well. so it is my great delight to introduce someone who sp known as "s," standing for secretary of state. and someone who i know sends a strong message just by being here but beyond the words that you will hear of his understanding and commitment, there's a real passion. we have an advocate for the women and girls in afghanistan in secretary john kerry. [ applause ] are hereose of you who like clinton -- maybe you can marry one of those remarkable secretaries of state -- [applause] i think everybody knows that nobody has done more for the cause of women and the cause of african women together with laura bush and our foreign policy directly than secretary clinton. she took the helm of the state
john kerry's enduring commitment to afghanistan is america's enduring commitment. he understands we cannot walk away from this country or this region when our troops come home. that we cannot turn our backs on the people of afghanistan, especially the women. if their rights and opportunities are undermined, the entire country's stability and prosperity will be undermined as well. so it is my great delight to introduce someone who sp known as "s," standing for secretary of state. and...
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the foreign-policy initiative discusses secretary of state john kerry's tenure so far. and the overall foreign-policy challenges the foreign -- obama faces.tration lac and we will talk about supreme court judges. and genetically modified foods with new york university professor marian nussle. we will look for your reaction by phone, e-mail, and twitter. tonight, republican senator rand paul of kentucky speaking at the detroit economic club about jobs and the economy. former secretaries of state madeleine albright and hillary clinton come a remembering south african president nelson mandela. and a white house briefing with secretary jay carney. >> the book affairs events from washington, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house event, briefings, and conferences. and complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house. we are c-span, created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. now you can watch us in hd. >> republican senator rand paul at the detroit economic club. some have considered him as a presidential c
the foreign-policy initiative discusses secretary of state john kerry's tenure so far. and the overall foreign-policy challenges the foreign -- obama faces.tration lac and we will talk about supreme court judges. and genetically modified foods with new york university professor marian nussle. we will look for your reaction by phone, e-mail, and twitter. tonight, republican senator rand paul of kentucky speaking at the detroit economic club about jobs and the economy. former secretaries of state...
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john kerry's enduring commitment to afghanistan is america's enduring commitment. he understands we cannot walk away from this country or this region when our troops come home, that we cannot turn our backs on the people of afghanistan, especially the women. if their rights and opportunities are undermined, the entire country's stability and prosperity will be undermined as well. so it is my great delight to introduce someone who is known as s, standing for secretary of state, and someone who i know sends a strong message just by being here. but beyond the words that you will hear of his understanding and commitment, there's a real passion. we have an advocate for the women and girls of afghanistan in secretary john kerry. pleasure. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, hillary, thank you very much. thank you very much, hillary, for a very, very generous introduction. thank you most of of all for the remarkable work that you have done. i think you're over here, hillary. here we go. [laughter] get you over there. you know, that's my job, seat the former first lady, se
john kerry's enduring commitment to afghanistan is america's enduring commitment. he understands we cannot walk away from this country or this region when our troops come home, that we cannot turn our backs on the people of afghanistan, especially the women. if their rights and opportunities are undermined, the entire country's stability and prosperity will be undermined as well. so it is my great delight to introduce someone who is known as s, standing for secretary of state, and someone who i...
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president obama met with his cabinet today before john kerry. he told reporters he was hopeful that meetings with russia would produce concrete results. we talked about the budget and health care. -- he also talked about the budgeted health care. obviously, we are missing a few members of our cabin in here today. meetingry is overseas on a topic that we have been spending a lot of time on over the last several weeks. the situation in syria. that theful hasussions the secretary with the foreign minister as well as some of the other players can yield a concrete result. i know he will be working very hard over the next several days to see what the possibilities are there. even as we have been spending a lot of time on the syria issue and making sure international attention is focused on the horrible tragedy that occurred, it is important to recognize we have a lot more stuff to do in this government. the american people are interested in making sure our kids are getting the kind of education they deserve. we are dealing properly with the federal bu
president obama met with his cabinet today before john kerry. he told reporters he was hopeful that meetings with russia would produce concrete results. we talked about the budget and health care. -- he also talked about the budgeted health care. obviously, we are missing a few members of our cabin in here today. meetingry is overseas on a topic that we have been spending a lot of time on over the last several weeks. the situation in syria. that theful hasussions the secretary with the foreign...
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that is worthwhile and the right thing to do. >> you mentioned secretary kerry. these talks he is conducting in geneva are occurring on the same day the reports increased the u.s. military systems to the opposition forces. do those two tracks cancel each other out? is there a chance the additional military support undermines the diplomatic track? >> without confirming specific reports, we have said for quite some time that we have been stepping up our assistance to the syrian military opposition. no question. in june, following credible evidence the assad regime had used chemical weapons against the people, the president had authorized the expansion of --ose systems to the supreme of our assistance to the military council in syria. the expansion of the systems had been aimed at the effectiveness on the ground. as well as assisting their efforts to defend themselves against a regime that has shown no boundaries in its willingness to kill civilians. it is an important distinction to make, in the wake of the august 21 attacks and our response to them, that the issue
that is worthwhile and the right thing to do. >> you mentioned secretary kerry. these talks he is conducting in geneva are occurring on the same day the reports increased the u.s. military systems to the opposition forces. do those two tracks cancel each other out? is there a chance the additional military support undermines the diplomatic track? >> without confirming specific reports, we have said for quite some time that we have been stepping up our assistance to the syrian...